Oyanku Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Oyanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Oyanku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oyanku Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Oyanku is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyanku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Oyanku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyanku are found; 63 percent are found in Central Africa and 63 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Oyanku is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Oyanku is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyanku923/
Ayanku8315/
Oyinku834/
Eyanku832/
Hoyinku7713/
Oyenkeu772/
Eyaunku771/
Yenku7345/
Aunku7315/
Aenku734/
Ounku731/
Ayenku67197/
Ayunku67169/
Ajanku6793/
Ajunku6763/
Ounkou6727/
Hyenku676/
Yenkou674/
Yengku674/
Yenkeu673/
Aunkui671/
Ajonku671/
Eyenku671/
Iianku671/
Ayinku671/
Ajenku671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyanku
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